kodded:

ITS A PITY

dont mind them.apc were only shouting because they have spent all there money.now apc will have to raise another fund.

tommysparks:
And America remains confused about how nigeria is managing to get things right. How nigeria stopped Ebola, how Nigeria has not disintegrated in2015, how Violence did not erupt after election postponement, how Nigeria became the largest economy in Africa even under Boko Haram attacks and oil pipeline vandalism, how Nigeria economy has not crashed with low oil prices even when Greece and some European countries are looking for bailouts. How Nigeria started assembling cars within few years of releasing an industrial plan, how we stopped importing cement but started exporting, And we shall surprise them when we force them to buy our crude using naira to rebounce our currency and soon we shall stop selling our crude to the numerous oyibo eagerly waiting to buy stolen crude from militants and sooner too there will be no money stolen from govt and kept in their banks. Sai Nigeria. Unity and faith, peace and progress!!

And U forgot to add: Under GEJ Administration

Any political party that doesnt care about 23million disenfranchised voters is definitely a fraudulent party.

Plus10:
after causing confusion among Nigerians with their statement,it is now they want to think straight.This simply shows John Kelly and Obama are superclueless.They dont think or carryout proper investigation before issueing out statements.

. Clueless na d only grammar u sabi speak, ignorant is ur problem & earlier u start thinking right, better for u.

Give INEC more two decades and they won't b ready still.

I did not bother myself reading this scraps. Another country having knowledge of our electoral body "not ready for election" . Pure lie and Nigerian propaganda to deceive people

You don't value what you've got until you loose it,yo u say GEJ is clueless yet his decision outwitted desires of those that want their evil and man made prediction come to fruition, fuelled by the internal quest of those who want power @ all cost, true patriotism is not in vain words but by action.

Kennywills7:
Yet people are quick to put d blame on Gej
The scape goat

My brother, if there's anybody who has not seen demons physically, it's so easy to locate them now; Jega, Buhari and Lai Mohammed are some of the few ones around. How on earth could Jega who claims to be a professor tell the world that INEC was ready for that election with 23millions PVC undistributed? Some people are just unrepentantly wicked.

Burger01:
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI)... US institutions and NOT US government..

I bet u didnt read the 1st paragraph of the article dt says dey where contracted by the US State department. I wanna assume u r intelligent enof to know dt the US State department is a US government department.

OLADD:


My brother, if there's anybody who has not seen demons physically, it's so easy to locate them now; Jega, Buhari and Lai Mohammed are some of the few ones around. How on earth could Jega who claims to be a professor tell the world that INEC was ready for that election with 23millions PVC undistributed? Some people are just unrepentantly wicked.

That's it bro but all their plans will fail

The earlier we realize the U.S is not favoring us, the better for us. They criticized and quarreled why we had to shift the election, now they are saying INEC is not ready. I wish they knew INEC wasn't ready when the election was shifted before speaking from both sides of thier mouth. Well many Nigerians are wise now, but Africa be wise and rise from your slumber.

I think USA govt is so sentimental about Nigeria govt. Perhaps govt policies of ds regime never favor USA because d level of hate is high

The govt of Obama can just seat in a comfort to make certain assertion dt never hold water when put to test

But if u try to punch holes on their statements d will use diplomatic power to prove certain human right abuse.

Nigerians are wiser.

Having said ds I commend ds institutions for coming up with ds report. Our own.institutions should emulate to practice independently.

Long life Nigeria

Perceptions of political power in Nigeria.

... For example, they point to the lack of transparency in candidate nominations or party primaries, citing cases in which the candidate preferred by party leaders is given the nomination regardless of votes cast in the primaries. As noted by a highly respected Nigerian democrat, “Once an unpopular candidate emerges through this ‘selection process,’ the leadership that anointed that candidate then has no choice but to use fraudulent means to help the candidate win.” Given that party leadership in Nigeria is mostly male, this process also discourages the meaningful participation of women in politics and their access to positions of leadership....

Guyman02:
John Kerry knew this and still came here to insist that Feb 14 should be sacrosanct. He preached about non violent elections and tackling BH even when US refused to sell arms to Nigeria. Hypocrites!

How would John Kerry have known about this report before now? He is not ominiscient.

Miscommunication.

For example, while INEC introduced a biometric registry and machine-readable permanent voter cards (PVCs) to curb fraud and duplicate registrations, some critics of INEC argue that there are no legal provisions for INEC to require a PVC (in lieu of a temporary voting card), and that the biometric features of the PVC go beyond minimum requirements of Nigerian law. Similarly, INEC explains the reduction in the number of voters in the voter registry from 73 million in 2011 to 68.8 million in 2014 as a result of steps taken to expunge from the registry double registrations and underage and deceased voters. However, some critics of INEC are concerned that the new figure does not reflect the growing population of the country...

PenSniper:


They shall fail.

Amen bro. They must fail

Bawss1:


How would John Kerry have known about this report before now? He is not ominiscient.

According to the report, the NDI and IRI delegations were in Nigeria between January 15 and 20, with the aim of assessing the current political and electoral environment in the lead-up to the February 14 presidential election; assess the preparedness of all stakeholders for the election and offer recommendations to enhance citizen confidence in the process.

The impact of Boko Haram.

The presence of Boko Haram poses a political risk in that not conducting polls in significant parts of a region viewed as the stronghold of one of the contesting parties, even if for reasons of insecurity, would mean the disenfranchisement of a large number of voters. This would well call into question the legitimacy of the election in the eyes of the population, not only in the affected states but more widely.

MichaelSokoto:

Wetin u wan use ya vote do b4? Ehn?
To re-elect d Port Harcourt Drunker holder? Hmn?
Abegii

your Dad don suffer for your hand.....get a life bro

Now we know why, Dasuki Sambo spoke in the UK on Jan 22 2015. They probably heard about this report.

They have failed

Kennywills7:

Amen bro. They must fail

John Kerry or whatsoever he's called expressed disappointment that our own election was postponed. I think this guy had not been fair enough for his hasty conclusion. Irrespective of the fact that they control the international system they are still short sighted with the happenings here. We understand our system morethan they do. Must an opposition party takes over before a political system will be tagged democratic? Every country has its own political system and pattern, but I don't buy the idea of one country trying to force the other to adopt its own, and any country that doesn't will be called evil and corrupt. Even in a soccer competition, tiki taka doesn't work for all the teams. Some team can be defensive throughout the competition and become successful.

I'm yet to comprehend why APC wanted the election to hold quickly despite the discrepancies in the distribution of the PVC. And why did Jega insist that the election most hold even when over 30million PVCs had not been distributed mainly to the Southern part? Jega even you! I'm highly disappointed. At least, with these points I have all the moral right to say that Jega is supporting APC.

Quote me at your own peril!

Election administration.

The delegation is concerned that millions of permanent voter cards (PVCs) have not yet been distributed by INEC. Although INEC plans to move the distribution of PVCs from the LGA level down to the level of wards (which are smaller units under the LGAs and closer to the polling points), that exercise has not started in all states. Moreover, some Nigerians stated that in a number of states, the distribution exercise has repeatedly been postponed in some locations, leading to further erosion of trust in INEC. Some Nigerians are still unsure whether a voter without a PVC, but whose name is on the register, will be allowed to vote on election day and what arrangements will be put in place to adjudicate such matters.

Similarly, INEC brands the voter card readers (VCRs), a handheld machine that will be used to scan the biometric voter cards, as an innovation in Nigeria that would strengthen the integrity of the voting process; however, the procurement of the VCRs is still underway and not all card readers have been delivered to INEC. INEC is confident the delivery will be made and has issued guidelines to address card reader malfunction. INEC also views the card reader as a confidence building measure that would allow the commission to track the number of accredited voters and make sure they match the figures to be reported on the results sheet. Yet, some Nigerians are apprehensive about what would happen should the remaining VCRs not be delivered on time, or should many of these new machines malfunction on election day.

While INEC has specific plans for recruiting and deploying ad hoc poll workers that would include current and former members of the National Youth Service Corps and students in tertiary education institutions, some members of the public are concerned that training of these workers has yet to begin.

If jega refuses to do the right thing by march 28 , the elections will be postponed again and NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. So it is up to jega and his tinubu associates to get this election over with soon and fast.

Violence in pre-election period.

The delegation heard reports of recent election-related violence in Jos, Plateau State and Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and the use of inflammatory messages by some party officials and supporters, sometimes delivered through print and social media. Some interlocutors alleged that in response to these acts of violence and utterances, certain elements of the security services have not conducted themselves evenhandedly. Security services interviewed by the delegation denied this allegation. Lack of confidence in the security services, were it to persist, could as just one example provide an excuse for vigilante activity, which would then raise the risk of spiraling partisan violence at the state and local levels. The delegation learned that unlike during past elections when interagency collaboration among security services was a challenge, INEC has created and co-chairs with the national security adviser, the “Interagency Consultative Committee on Election Security” (ICCES), to facilitate seamless coordination. ICCES committees have been created at the state and LGA levels as well.

Read the report folks - there are many parts to it....

atlwireles:



According to the report, the NDI and IRI delegations were in Nigeria between January 15 and 20, with the aim of assessing the current political and electoral environment in the lead-up to the February 14 presidential election; assess the preparedness of all stakeholders for the election and offer recommendations to enhance citizen confidence in the process.

Is there anywhere you gleaned that the report was ready before this time, or before Kerry's last visit? The dates in January was when the teams from the NDI and IRI were in Nigeria working on their report.

tommysparks:
And America remains confused about how nigeria is managing to get things right. How nigeria stopped Ebola, how Nigeria has not disintegrated in2015, how Violence did not erupt after election postponement, how Nigeria became the largest economy in Africa even under Boko Haram attacks and oil pipeline vandalism, how Nigeria economy has not crashed with low oil prices even when Greece and some European countries are looking for bailouts. How Nigeria started assembling cars within few years of releasing an industrial plan, how we stopped importing cement but started exporting, And we shall surprise them when we force them to buy our crude using naira to rebounce our currency and soon we shall stop selling our crude to the numerous oyibo eagerly waiting to buy stolen crude from militants and sooner too there will be no money stolen from govt and kept in their banks. Sai Nigeria. Unity and faith, peace and progress!!

Tears dripped down my eyez while reading your piece. May God bless you. God will surely heal our land again.

GEJ!!!
The U.S. Will keep eating it's words concerning you!
Amen!!!!

Neatboy:
John Kerry or whatsoever he's called expressed disappointment that our own election was postponed. I think this guy had not been fair enough for his hasty conclusion. Irrespective of the fact that they control the international system they are still short sighted with the happenings here. We understand our system morethan they do. Must an opposition party takes over before a political system will be tagged democratic? Every country has its own political system and pattern, but I don't buy the idea of one country trying to force the other to adopt its own, and any country that doesn't will be called evil and corrupt. Even in a soccer competition, tiki taka doesn't work for all the teams. Some team can be defensive throughout the competition and become successful.

I'm yet to comprehend why APC wanted the election to hold quickly despite the discrepancies in the distribution of the PVC. And why did Jega insist that the election most hold even when over 30million PVCs had not been distributed mainly to the Southern part? Jega even you! I'm highly disappointed. At least, with these points I have all the moral right to say that Jega is supporting APC.

Quote me at your own peril!

it seems you are new to tinubu and apc jaguda politics . You shouldn't be surprised at jega attitude. We should be thankful that we have a president who is cool headed and very relaxed . Apc always tries to rush and forcefully impose their selfish greedy agenda on nigerians .